/IRBIS, Natalya Khoroshevskaya, February 3, 05/ - For February 3 of 2005 the National Bank of Kazakhstan has established the following exchange rates for accounting, customs and tax purposes:

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                                      Rate for   Rate for
Code  Units  Currency                Feb 3, 05  Feb 2, 05  Trend
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AUD     1    Australian dollar          100.77     100.39  +0.38
GBP     1    English pound sterling     245.32     244.79  +0.53
BYR     1    Byelorussian rouble          0.06       0.06      0
DKK     1    Danish crown                22.88      22.78  +0.10
AED     1    Dirham of UAE               35.43      35.41  +0.02
USD     1    US dollar                  130.13     130.04  +0.09
EUR     1    EURO                       170.17     169.47  +0.70
CAD     1    Canadian dollar            105.53     104.79  +0.74
CNY     1    Chinese yuan                15.72      15.71  +0.01
KWD     1    Kuwaiti dinar              445.79     445.48  +0.31
SOM     1    Kirgiz som                   3.19       3.18  +0.01
LVL     1    Latvian lat                244.65     243.57  +1.08
LTL     1    Lithuanian lit              49.30      49.09  +0.21
MDL     1    Moldavian lei               10.42      10.39  +0.03
NOK     1    Norwegian crown             20.58      20.44  +0.14
PLN     1    Polish zloty                41.98      41.76  +0.22
SAR     1    Real of Saudi Arabia        34.70      34.68  +0.02
RUB     1    Russian rouble               4.65       4.65      0
 SD     1    SDR                        197.77     197.72  +0.05
SGD     1    Singaporean dollar          79.57      79.25  +0.32
TRL   1000   Turkish liras               98.33      97.53  +0.80
UZS     1    Uzbek sum                    0.12       0.12      0
UAK     1    Ukrainian grivna            24.54      24.51  +0.03
SEK     1    Sweden crown                18.75      18.64  +0.11
CHF     1    Swiss frank                109.66     109.23  +0.43
EEK     1    Estonian crown              10.88      10.83  +0.05
ZAP     1    South-African rand          21.70      21.71  -0.01
KRW    100   South-Korean wons           12.66      12.65  +0.01
JPY    10    Japanese yens               12.57      12.52  +0.05
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The shown rates are set without obligation of the National Bank of Kazakhstan to sell or purchase foreign currency at the mentioned rates.

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